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Functions of Breast Cancer Predisposition Genes: Implications for Clinical Management.
International journal of molecular sciences - 5 Jul 2022
Yoshimura Akiyo, Imoto Issei, Iwata Hiroji
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 5-10% of all breast cancer (BC) cases are caused by germline pathogenic variants (GPVs) in various cancer predisposition genes (CPGs). The most common contributors to hereditary BC are BRCA1 and BRCA2, which are associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC). ATM, BARD1, CHEK2, PALB2, RAD51C, and RAD51D have also been recognized as CPGs with a high to moderate risk of BC. Primary and...
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